Yo yo ma cellist biography

23 July ,

If ever one artist has crystallised the coming together of music and humanity, it’s the great cellist and musical collaborator Yo-Yo Ma.

Yo-Yo Ma is a very special sort of musician. He’s widely acknowledged as the greatest cellist of our time, with acclaimed recordings and sold-out concerts to adoring fans of all ages. But what makes this musician most remarkable is his ability to use his talents to connect across genres, disciplines, and social divides.

Whether he’s playing to political leaders, leading his silk-road ensemble, or bringing music and science together by playing his cello deep underground at the Large Hadron Collider, there’s always a message in his music.

And as he proved in his poignant solo videos during the pandemic if music heals, Yo-Yo Ma is the doctor.

Many will recognise his joyful smile or know him through his legendary Bach recordings – but with an artist like this, t